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i_scream_trucks ago

how the fuck does a motorcycle tyre blow out.

im going to give you the sole example of where i know a tyre 'blew out' and im talking about BARRY SHEENE having a massive accident at Daytona testing experimental tyres. He was at 200kmh+ on a banked speedway, the tyre expanded and jammed up against the frame throwing him off.

he survived.

he woke up literally with his foot next to his face but he survived.

this is sus.

theooeht ago

Great example.

How? How does it happen?

i_scream_trucks ago

tyre blowouts happen when the tyre has been driven around underinflated.

the walls flex backwards and forwards and weaken eventually blowing out. this happens a lot on cars because people are dumb and dont do anything about slow leaks etc and keep on driving, the car pulls to one side and they dont worry about it. TRUCKS are a bit of a danger, trailer tyres blow out a lot and if you were on a motorcycle next to that then youre in trouble, that shit can take your head off.

to get that happening on a motorcycle you would have to be riding it around for months with almost flat tyres which would make most motorcycles unrideable anyway and there is far far far far far less weight on those than a car or truck. so i just dont see it happening. if it did, what would happen?

Well - a front blow out in a straight line you either drop the front end or it jams up and you go over the handlebars pretty heavily maybe get the bike on top of you afterwards, either way, its one of the more serious falls you can have, wrist snapping, back and neck slamming against pavement, not nice, you probably wont walk away but youd have to be doing light speed for it to instantly kill you. On a corner? You would lose the front end and lowside, which would be sliding out of the corner, easily survivable unless you slide under something coming the other way, normally just hip or leg injuries, maybe arms, rarely a heavy enough knock to the head to seriously fuck you as long as you have a helmet.

Rear end? well youd just lose the back end, around a corner youve got nothing to grip so you wont high side (rear end slides, grabs, flips you over, pretty bad, not as bad as front or rear impact) on a straight, highly likely you could actually keep the bike upright and bring it to a stop even if the wheel is locked up (again, Sheene, banked corner, 200kmh, heat expanded the fuck out of an experimental tyre and it expanded into the frame, nothing really strange about it, just very unlucky)

theooeht ago

The whole thing is bizarre. And, the thing is, that with all these people turning up dead ... including 32-year-olds from ''natural causes'' ... I wouldn't believe anything other than they're cleaning up loose ends. The timing is all too coincidental.

i_scream_trucks ago

a job i have recently resigned from involved motorcycle accident management and im a rider myself (although only of 5 or so years so not especially experienced)

theooeht ago

No wonder you sound so knowledgeable.

Good to have an expert on board.

Think you explained everything very well.

i_scream_trucks ago

any time.